Before the sun rises every morning, we were awakened by a knock on the door where we rose for a light breakfast of oatmeal (with scotch if you prefer), the sun slowly waking up on the earth. We loaded up into our safari vehicles with hot water bottles, plaid wool blankets and, if you’re me, three cameras. It’s so quiet in the mornings, so peaceful. And the light. THE LIGHT. It’s the most beautiful light in the world. I dream of waking up every morning in this light. We sat quietly and watched elephants wander by (did you know their steps do not make a sound?), we looked at the mist dancing on the pond, we counted stripes on a zebra (did you know they stand overlapping in a group so their patterns confuse predators?), we tracked down lions and cubs, searched for cheetahs and followed wild dogs (which are actually rare!). One of the mornings we had a beautiful breakfast in the bush but mostly I just enjoyed the peacefulness of the mornings. Because later in the day…. it’s a whole different beast.
Written By Jamie Beck and Kevin Burg
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These pictures are absolutely stunning! I really felt like I was back on a morning game drive. You captured it beautifully!
Love the giraffe cinemagraph and the wild dogs running. rich
Mmmmmmmm…I remember those mornings. Very peaceful. I remember watching the a Tsalala lioness with 4 cubs, and suddenly, behind us, from nowhere, 20 elephants. Never heard them coming. We watched cubs frolic and elephants graze for almost an hour, then suddenly, the elephants turned and left, together. No noise, no signal we could hear. AMAZING!!!
These pictures are so beautiful, there are no words needed! Thanks to all